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pseudomorph [′süd·ə‚mȯrf] (mineralogy) An altered mineral whose crystal form has the outward appearance of another mineral species. Also known as false form. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In fact, tiger's-eye is cited in many textbooks as a classic example of a pseudomorph, says Peter J. The rock contains pseudomorphs after olivine-I, laths of mica and large (2-3 mm) picroilmenite grains which, according to the microprobe analysis, are chemically identical to earlier identified kimberlitic picroilmenite. Impersonating the Manuscript: Cross-Dressed Authors and Literary Pseudomorphs" analyzes how Spenser, Gascoigne, and Daniel each "reshaped and introduced a new authorial career by developing a literary pseudomorph that he could supersede" (250), and amply documents that "patterns of authorial emergence . |
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